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(Encyclopedia) sewing machine, device that stitches cloth and other materials. An attempt at mechanical sewing was made in England (1790) with a machine having a forked, automatic needle that made a…shorthand
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Shorthand systems shorthand, any brief, rapid system of writing that may be used in transcribing, or recording, the spoken word. Such systems, many having characters based on…covenant
(Encyclopedia) covenantcovenantkŭvˈənənt [key], agreement entered into voluntarily by two or more parties to do or refrain from doing certain acts. In the Bible and in theology the covenant is the…Brook Farm
(Encyclopedia) Brook Farm, 1841–47, an experimental farm at West Roxbury, Mass., based on cooperative living. Founded by George Ripley, a Unitarian minister, the farm was initially financed by a…Cabinet Members Under Buchanan
Secretary of State Lewis Cass, 1857Jeremiah S. Black, 1860Secretary of the Treasury Howell Cobb, 1857Philip F. Thomas, 1860John A. Dix, 1861Secretary of War John B. Floyd, 1857Joseph Holt,…Love Always
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HENRY, Patrick, (grandfather of William Henry Roane, cousin of Isaac Coles, and great-great-great-grandfather of Robert Lee Henry), a Delegate from Virginia; born in Studley, Hanover County, Va…73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards
The 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards were presented January 10, 2015. Here are the television awards. Best Series—Drama: Mr. Robot (…1974 National Book Awards
Arts and LettersDeeper Into the Movies, Pauline KaelBiographyMacaulay: The Shaping of the Historian, John CliveMalcolm Lowry: A Biography, Douglas DayChildren's BooksThe Court of the Stone…The Substance of Fire
Director:Daniel SullivanWriter:Jon Robin BaitzDirector of Photography: Robert YeomanEditor: Pamela MartinMusic: Joseph VitarelliProduction Designer:John Lee BeattyProducers: Jon Robin Baitz,…Trending
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